Trevor Sutton is a senior fellow for National Security and International Policy at American Progress. Previously, Sutton worked at the U.N. Development Programme and International Organization for Migration, where he advised on anti-corruption issues. He also served as a presidential management fellow in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and as a judicial clerk at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Sutton has published on a range of legal and foreign policy issues, including a book on the constitutional legacy of the war on terror written with Yale Law School professor Owen Fiss. Sutton holds a B.A. from Stanford University; an M.Phil. from Oxford, where he was a Marshall scholar; and a J.D. from Yale. He speaks Mandarin and French. In addition to his work at American Progress, Sutton is a senior adviser for foreign policy at Human Rights First.
Don’t Let the U.S. Response to the Coronavirus Crisis Do More Damage to Democracy
The long journey to bring a resolution to the COVID-19 pandemic requires unprecedented actions, but sacrificing our civil liberties shouldn’t be among them.
Repairing the damage done to global human rights under President Trump will require a forceful and expansive human rights agenda from the next administration.
Trump pushes failed Latin America policy now reflected in Guatemala
Author Trevor Sutton criticizes the Trump administration's short-sighted and misguided approach to addressing corruption and migration in Latin America.
The United States has to first understand what's driving migration in the Americas in order to manage it in a cooperative, compassionate, and pragmatic way.
The Rise of Far-Right Populism Threatens Global Democracy and Security
The stunning gains by openly illiberal candidates and parties and the decline in support for democracy should be a huge wake up call for liberal democratic leaders.
Why Nikki Haley Had the Right Message on Corruption—But was the Wrong Messenger
Author Trevor Sutton discusses why U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley should turn her anti-corruption message toward the Trump administration and the congressional majority.
The future of U.S. national security and a liberal democratic world depends on America embracing democratic values, locking arms with its democratic allies to stem the rise of authoritarianism, and growing the community of democratic nations.
